Jim Pogodzinski's friends wore Jim Pogodzinski masks in his honor when they attended a Green Bay Packers game several months after his death.

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Jim Pogodzinski's family and friends described him as the type of Green Bay Packers fan who wanted everybody to enjoy the game.

He was a longtime season-ticket holder who frequently offered tickets to family, friends and coworkers who otherwise wouldn't have had a chance to attend a game. Before Pogodzinski's death in 2001, he made it known to family that he wanted to continue that tradition by allowing a special group of friends the chance to purchase tickets to one game each year.

Pogodzinski grew up in the Owen-Withee area, lived and worked in Milwaukee until he retired in 2001, then moved to ...